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April 12, 1949.

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Patented Apr. 12, 1949 err so smrss PAT! EN 1: or FLCEZ TOY William G: Weisgerber; Chicago, 111: Application Aug-ust15, 1946,, Serial NL6905698 23Clai'ms:

This invention relates to toys and particularly to toys of the:eharactenembodying supporting wheels and adapted to be rolled along the floor so as to produce movements of certain offthe body parts of an animal figure.

In the art. of. push or pulLtoys wherein an animal figure is supported onwheels and in which at least certain of the body parts are adapted to be moved in response to rotationof' the wheels; it has long been recognized that most such toys have been unduly complicated and expensive, andtan important object of the present invention is to enable interesting and amusing movements of the body parts of such a toy to be attained in a simple manner such that the toys may be economically produced, and an object related to the foregoing is to materially simplify the relationship of the movable body elements in such toys with respect to the other body parts and the wheels whereby the movements of the parts are induced. Another object of the present invention is to afford a toy of the aforesaid character wherein a single eccentric element associated with the supporting wheels is effective to produce movements of the tall as well as the head of an animal figure that is supported on the wheels, and an object related to the foregoing is to enable the'eccentric means to serve not only to impart movements to the tail or" the animal figure but also to serve as the primary support for the head of the animal figure.

Other and further objects of the present invention will be apparent from the following description and claims and are illustrated in the accompanying drawings which, by way of illustration, show a preferred embodiment and the principle thereof and what I now consider to be the best mode in which I have contemplated applying that principle. Other embodiments of the invention embodying the same or equivalent principle may be used and structural changes may be made as desired by those skilled in the art without departing from the present invention and the purview of the appended claims.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a toy embodying the features of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the toy as viewed from the left in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially along the line 33 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 and illustrating the parts in different positions.

For purposes of disclosure the invention is herein illustrated as embodied in a toy It having a body, l'l' supported on. wheels l2 and, adapted. to. be rolledialong, the floor by a childby means such as a. handle l3" that extends. rearwardlyfrom the body H. of 'the toy. Thebody lfof'thet'oy as herein. shown is illustrated as. beingv open from front to rear, but; it' will be recognized that. this is a matter of expediency which simplifies, the manufacture of the toy from a flat materiallsuch as wood. Thus as herein shown, the body. II; is affordedby atpair of side plates l5""formed"in the shape?ofthebody of the anim'althat the toy is intended" to represent' andintlre present instance the toy is inten'ded'to represents. squirrel'andthe body is therefore elongated in a vertical'di'rection. The body members I5 are supported in spaced relation by a plurality of cross pins l6, Ill and 2! that are secured as by adhesive means in the opposite side members i5 so as to afford a relatively rigid assembly. The front legs of the animal are in the present instance represented by separate blocks 20 of wood that are secured in position so as to extend forwardly from the body and adjacent the upper portion thereof. The handle I3 is in the present instance mounted on the inner face of the right-hand body member I5 as is shown in Fig. l, and the cross bar or dowel pin it is arranged to extend through the handle l3 as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The forward end of the handle I3 is in the present instance disposed directly beneath the cross bar or dowel pin [1, and further strength may be imparted to the handle by passing a nail through the body member I5 as indicated at 2 i .Th'e wheels l2 are mounted on individual axles 25 as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, and these axles extend rotatably through the opposite side members l5. Inwardly of the side members I5, the axles 25 have blocks or arms 26 extended radially therefrom so as to rotate with the axles 25, and these arms 26 are connected by a crank pin 21 which functions in the operation or movement of certain of the body parts as will hereinafter be explained. The crank pin 2? is associated as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4 with a tail 30 that is mounted for rocking movement on the cross bar or dowel pin 2!, and forwardly of the dowel pin 25, the tail 3t'has an arm 3! that is bifurcated at 32 so as to embrace the crank pin 27. Thus as an incident to rotation of the wheels l2, the tail 30 is rocked up and down about the pivotal axis that is afforded between dowel pin 2|. The toy Ii] is provided with a head 35 that is formed on the upper end of an elongated bar 36. The bar 36 is arranged to extend downwardly and slidably between the dowel pins l6 and I1, and at its lower end, the bar 36 is rotatably supported on the crank pin 2'1. Thus as an incident to rotation of the wheels l2, the bar 36 is moved up and down so as to raise and lower the head 35, and in the course of such movement, the lower end of the bar 36 is moved back and forth in a front to rear direction thereby to tilt the head 35 forwardly and then rearwardly in the course of a raising and lowering movement of the head.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that the structure of the present toy is exceedingly simple and that the toy may be manufactured at a relatively low cost. Furthermore, the simple manner in which the head and tail are associated with the wheels assures proper operation of the toy, and in such operation the head and the tail of the toy are moved through interesting and lifelike cycles of movement which add to the value of the toy.

Thus, While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that this is capable of variation and modification and I therefore do not wish to be limited to the precise details set forth, but desire to avail myself of such changes and alterations as fall within the purview of the following claims.

I claim:

1. In a toy of the character described, a body,

a pair of wheels rotatably supporting said body 30 2,022,047

and having an eccentric crank pin operated thereby, a handle secured to said body for moving the same along the floor, a head mounted on said body for vertical reciprocating movement and for rocking movement, a tail on said body, and means associating said tail and said head with said crank pin to rock said tail and to impart reciprocating and rocking movement to said head.

2. In a toy of the character described, a body, a pair of wheels rotatably supporting said body and having an eccentric crank pin operated thereby, a handle secured to said body for moving the same along the floor, a head having a downwardly extending mounting bar guided by said body near the upper end of the body for vertical reciprocating movement and for rocking movement, a tail rockably mounted on said body, means associating said tail with said crank pin to rock said tail when said wheels are rotated, and means pivoting the lower end of said bar to said crank pin to impart reciprocating and rocking movement to said head when said wheels are rotated.

WILLIAM C. WEISGERBER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,369,192 Ream Feb. 22, 1921 1,693,326 Wagner Nov. 27, 1928 Latta Nov. 26, 1935 2,218,049 ONeal Oct. 15, 1940 

